I have a question on the top enclosure. How is the mesh semi circle top held on? When on, does it make the entire kennel secure?
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it zips on. part is material like the orange in the picture and 1/2 is made of the netting. Its a complete enclosure. As far as secure, guess it depends on what your trying to keep in or out. It does well for my small puppy's that do not pull or tear at anything. Sure one of my adult dogs that were persistant could tear their way out.
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Debski, the top zips on , so when it is all zipped up, it is secure. Our dogs are puppies now, so of course the chew everything. Not a fault of the playpen, BUT, they have chewed up and destroyed one of the door zippers. I managed to zip it shut and leave it that way, using only the one side now. They are getting over the chewing problem, but beware, as good as this little playpen is, the zipper will not long withstand puppy teeth. For some reason, they like the teeth in the zipper... otherwise it is a great little play pen.
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It zips on and is secure. The only way a dog can get out is to chew its way out. The bottom panel also zips on so you can wash it if the pup has any accidents.
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The top is attached by a circular zipper. Absolutely secure for a small dog, as long as your pet is not a chewer - it's a durable fabric, but still it's fabric. Our 12 pound dog absolutely loves it.
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I have two 16 month old black labs (85 and 90 lbs). They have done fine in it. It does seem to feel more flimsy than our smaller ones but I think that is just because of the height of the kennel. The latch has to be secured with a wire though on the one we use all the time..they paw at it and have been known to get out. My metal tray (which is why we bought it) is about 2 inches shorter than what I think it should be. Had to anchor it so that the dogs could not paw at rug that was beneath it.
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The top does close with a mesh like the surrounding sides and closes with a zipper. But if your dog is a jumper like mine is (toy poodle), she started figuring out that you can get out the top and would jump, stratch, and bite to try and get out (even though she never got out). So the zipper stopped working after a while which meant I had to either buy another or have an opened play pen. I bought a new one and the same thing happened, so I just bought a big cage for her instead.
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No, it will not stay up. I tried teaching my Mini Aussie rescue how to "burrow in" by luring with tiny treats (and he's a smart lil pup, does great at agility and is incredibly fast @ figuring out the dog-puzzle stuff I give him) but no go. I ended up having to leave it mostly-unzipped, wait til he hops in, then come over and zip it up because he quickly falls asleep from the coziness around him. Planning to head to a craft store to find a way to Velcro-attach some sort of semi-rigid-but-flexible strap around the opening so he doesn't need to depend on me to get snuggled.
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The are mesh panels on both sides. I love this kennel. I do a lot of training classes that require your dog be crated while it is not their turn. It is so easy to set up and close, light to carry, yet sturdy, folds flat I lay it down and put a blanket on top when we drive to class.
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Ware? Or wire...? It slides into the slits on the outer edge of the openings & "locks" into place... I've found it doesn't "lock" into place at all! I've lost our hamster 4 times in the month we've had it, because they fell off!!! Good luck!
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The entire top is on a hinge secured in the back. The front of the lid has a clamp built into it that you snap off, then the whole top lifts up on the hinge. I use the bowl to scoop out the dog food too, and this container works great. Also, the store two 35 pound bags of dog food in the container (it's small pieces), but the container will hold much more than it's advertised to.
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The housing for the animal has "C" clips that snap securely to the metal framing... like when you close a baby stroller.... in fact they are so secure it's actually tough to yank them off when you want to put the housing on the seat of your car to travel.... hope that helped.
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It depends...do you want to just keep the top from coming open unexpectedly or completely lock it? You could probably install a clasp to make it difficult for small people (kids?) from opening it. I don't see how you attach something to completely lock it though.
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mine stays up,sometimes hangs a bit low but my dog (beagle)just sticks his nose under and in he goes,best to put in a corner as can sometimes lift up at front,once dog got the hang of it,no worries,loves it
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so the cloth part is strong. my 1 yr old golden put his claws through the mesh door pretty easily, i since had it repaired with stronger mesh. other than that this is a great crate.
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The top mostly stays up (on one side at least) which makes it easier for your to burrow his way in there. The more my dog uses it the more it stays up.
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The top is actually pretty secure our kitties run up the tower and down the tower at a high rate of speed just playing and we have never had a problem. Hope this helps
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not sure what falls apart? the tray easily pulls out from top half. If using indoor iv used mine both indoor out door and inside i place a black contractor bag under it with a rubber maid lid under that. Iv had mine for a while its looking rough now, since its been outside. If you put your rabbit up top eventually it will come down to the bottom. I went on walmart.com and got this metal cage comes up like a aframe it was under 40.00 and i use it the most. A lot of people don't know after you have a rabbit for 6mo you can let it loose in the yard it won't leave just watch for other animals.
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BTW-Best specialty cage I have ever purchased. We have 2 small dogs who share it. Never any problems in the 5-6 years of owning it.
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Hi, I found this item to be made cheaply?? Like on top there is no safety so I used wired to stop it from maybe caving in. Also it doesn't close very well either, so you may want to use a back up clip. For a 5 lb dog might be fine but, For a few more dollars you can get either a Midwest or another brand. Hope this helps
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There's actually a mesh net in front that you can zip shut. I have 2 small dogs and was strong enough to hold them in.